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Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Identify unnecessary rendering and improve your app’s performance.
Stephen Lindberg
July 10, 2018
- CSS
- Tools
How to define and prioritize features for your MVP

Starting a business and building an MVP is hard, really hard. In fact, according to CB Insights, 70% of startups will fail. Learn how to reduce your risk of failure by building only the features you need in your MVP.
Adrian Rogowski
July 4, 2018
- Startup
- Design
- Design Sprints
- Process
- MVP
How to Build an AI Startup, and Do You Really Need To?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage right now. Everyone has an opinion, which means it can be hard to cut through the hype, and get to grips with some practical down to Earth questions. Questions like “Can I build a new business that leverages AI?”, and “Where do I start?”.
Laurie Young
July 2, 2018
What to look for in a startup CTO

Steps for being smarter and more strategic when looking for the right technology partner for your startup.
Emily Bahna
June 29, 2018
- Business
- Hiring
- Teams
Bye Apple, Hello Tux

I switched from macOS to GNU/Linux. Let’s talk about the pros and cons.
Jason Draper
June 25, 2018
- Linux
- Apple
- Tools
ActiveRecord's where.not and nil

ActiveRecord’s where.not has some potentially surprising behavior when it comes to null values.
Stephen Hanson
June 22, 2018
- Rails
- Web
Have you evaluated your toolchain recently?

Trying new tools can improve your workflow.
Jason Draper
June 19, 2018
- Tools
- Linux
Long-lived processes in Elixir

Long-lived processes are everywhere in Elixir. Let’s look at why they’re needed and how to create them!
German Velasco
June 18, 2018
How to Lead Better User Interviews

These are some observations I’ve made about what works while observing people.
Eric Bailey
June 12, 2018
Befunge: An Esoteric Story

You’ve probably heard of Brainfuck, but did you know there’re many more strange languages out there?
Chris Thorn
June 11, 2018
- Befunge
- Esoteric
- Fun
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